This short paper provides an overview of disability inclusion considerations for adaptations to Ghana’s Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) 2 social protection programme during the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes considerations for changing the payment mechanism from cash payments to mobile money as well as the necessary communications and monitoring of beneficiary feedback and safeguarding during the pandemic. The attached annex provides detailed considerations of the benefits, risks and mitigations for specific programme adaptations.
Summaries on the findings from the following queries:
A rapid evidence review on best practice in addressing disability and including people with disabilities in agricultural development programming, including mobile agriculture.
An online webinar bringing together practitioners in the mobile agriculture and disability inclusion space highlighting barriers, emerging practice and gaps.